January may traditionally be a slow period for game releases, but this month is certainly an exception, with some big games coming to each platform. That's especially true for Nintendo Switch this week, as more than 30 titles have arrived in the Eshop. Headlining this week's releases is the 2D Mario adventure New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe. This port contains both the Wii U launch game New Super Mario Bros. U and its DLC expansion, New Super Luigi U. It also features two new characters: Nabbit, who is invulnerable to damage (and was previously only playable in New Super Luigi U), and...Read more ...

A lot of people weren't too happy with Nintendo's selection of NES games which came with its Switch Online service, but that might all change soon - dataminers appear to have dug up some SNES games that may well be added to the service in the near future.
Twitter user KapuccinoHeck has posted their findings in a series of tweets, outlining the full list of games dug up, and the data they found them mentioned in. In all, there's 22 games that folks reckon will be popping up shortly, which are the following:...Read more ...

TSA writes: "Personally I would have saved a game name like Octahedron for a surreal buddy cop adventure, starring a mind-controlling octopus riding around on the head of a chap named Ron. While thats not the plot to Octahedron, it really isnt that far removed; a man out in a little cabin in the woods finds himself sucked down into the world of Veetragoul, his head replaced with a glowing, spinning octahedron. Its obviously complete nonsense, and all that really matters is that you immerse yourself in this glowing, pulsating neon underworld of platforming and trance. This unique platformer...Read more ...

New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe for Nintendo Switch has debuted at the top of the UK physical sales chart, according to sales monitor GfK Chart-Track. The Switch exclusive was the best-selling boxed game for the week ending January 12, superseding FIFA 19 , which drops to No.2. The remainder of the chart stays mostly unchanged, with many titles simply shifting down one place from last week's positions thanks to NSMBU Deluxe's strong start. Red Dead Redemption 2 falls to No.3, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 to No.4, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate to No.5. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe , meanwhile, rises...Read more ...

Celeste was one of 2018's best games, and it's getting free DLC on PS4, Xbox One, PC, and Nintendo Switch soon. The game's creator, Matt Thorson, has shared details of the update on Twitter, and it sounds promising. The expansion will consist of a new chapter containing some of the most difficult levels in the game. The added stages feature new items and mechanics, but no collectible strawberries, unlike the main game. No release date was mentioned for the DLC, only that it will be after the game's one-year anniversary on January 25. Some Celeste DLC Chapter
-It won't be ready for the...Read more ...